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Nelson : love & fame /

The story of Horatio Nelson's life - his naval glory, public fame, charismatic leadership, scandalous romance, and untimely death as he led the British to victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. This biography of Nelson (1758-1805) presents an account of his climb to fame as well as the details of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vincent, Edgar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Foundations for life
  • Captain Suckling's legacy
  • Five frustrating years
  • Trying to get noticed
  • Black marks and on the beach
  • Melpomene, Minerve, La Fortune
  • 'Totally neglected'
  • 'My disposition can't bear tame and slow measures'
  • 'It is active young men that are wanted, not drones'
  • Into the limelight
  • Hubris
  • The Admirality dips for Nelson
  • The hero ascends
  • The Nile
  • Hero meets heroine
  • Disappointments dilemmas and disharmony
  • Neapolitan affairs
  • Soulmates
  • Public fame and private pain
  • Bitter-sweet emotions
  • Copenhagen
  • Phoney war
  • Fame without fortune
  • Commander-in-chief
  • Waiting
  • French diversions
  • Dame Fortune's last favour.